Photo: Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0Mantua ranks among the highest-earning U.S. towns by household income
Jobs and income earn Mantua A+; getting around on foot earns it A. Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 9.9% for Virginia as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mantua and work: the main findings
A lot of Mantua works from home
28% of Mantua workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Mantua
76% of Mantua residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 55% of the jobs based in Mantua pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Mantua’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mantua is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #36 of 253 in Virginia. Household income is its strongest input ($213,047, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mantua could be anywhere from A to A+.
Commuting from Mantua: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mantua workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,101 commuters (the 27% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Mantua
1,400 jobs are based in Mantua.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mantua, 2013 → 2023: 1,299 → 1,400. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mantua’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Mantua by day
On a workday 2,990 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 1,318 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,600 people are in Mantua on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.46 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Washington
Where Mantua clocks in
16% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
How far Mantua’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Mantua is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mantua is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #57 of 253 in Virginia. Both inputs place Mantua near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,275 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 70% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Mantua households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Mantua’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Mantua ranks: 139th of 3,012 U.S. towns of 5,800 to 11,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 6 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Difficult Run VA | 9,938 | $250K | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Marshall Township PA | 10,499 | $165K | 3.5% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 138 | Ledgeview WI | 9,642 | $130K | 4.0% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| 139 | Mantua VA | 8,298 | $213K | 2.8% | 3.8% | 3% | A+ |
| 140 | Independent Hill VA | 10,853 | $205K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 141 | Eldridge IA | 6,954 | $106K | 1.3% | 1.0% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,012 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Mantua, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Work in the towns next to Mantua
The biggest share goes to Fairfax (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mantua workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantua | – | A+ | A | 28 min | $213,047 |
| Woodburn | under 3% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $134,013 |
| Fairfax | 3% | A | A+ | 28 min | $132,348 |
| Merrifield | 2% | A+ | A+ | 28 min | $136,373 |
| Long Branch | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 27 min | $185,208 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mantua’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Mantua: questions
What is the median household income in Mantua?
$213,047 (±$25,939) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mantua?
2.8%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mantua?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mantua work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (16%, 14 mi), Arlington (9%, 9 mi), Tysons (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mantua walkable?
Mantua is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.7 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mantua without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mantua, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mantua
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.